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The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard multiple criminal appeals (Nos. 983‑986 of 2013) where none of the appellants or their counsel were present. The State’s assistant public prosecutor, Mr. S. H. Yadav, relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. …
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Multiple criminal appeals (Nos. 983‑986 of 2013) were filed in the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, against the same respondents. Neither the appellants nor their counsel appeared before the Court. The State’s counsel, S. H. Yadav, relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. …
Allowed
The applicant and the first respondent filed consent terms on 17 September 2026, which were identified and recorded by the court. The consent terms were accepted as an undertaking to the court. No substantive factual dispute was presented; the matter hinged on the parties' agreement. The court …
Allowed
The appellant, Mahadev Ganapat Kadam, filed several interim applications in multiple second appeals seeking procedural relief. The applications sought either permission to amend prayer clauses or to delete the name of a deceased co‑appellant, Smt. Anjirabai Ganpat Kadam, whose legal heirs were …
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Multiple criminal appeals (Nos. 983‑986 of 2013) were filed in the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, against the same respondents. Neither the appellants nor their counsel appeared before the Court. The State’s counsel, S. H. Yadav, relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. …
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Multiple criminal appeals (Nos. 983‑986 of 2013) were filed in the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, against the same respondents. Neither the appellants nor their counsel appeared before the Court. The State’s counsel, S. H. Yadav, relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. …
Dismissed
The petitioner, Sambhaji Pandurang Jadhav, filed a criminal writ petition challenging an unspecified order. The petitioner and his counsel, Mr. Sachhidanand Dalvi, failed to appear in court on multiple dates, including 3 September, 15 September, and 21 September 2026, either in person or via video …
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The petitioner, Raju Shivaji Bhosale, filed two criminal writ petitions (Nos. 584 of 2024 and 3655 of 2025) challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner and his advocate failed to appear on the returnable dates, despite being cautioned that the petitions would be dismissed for …
Dismissed
The petitioner, the original plaintiff in a 2005 partition suit, sought to have the written answers to a questionnaire of suggestions and denials discarded, arguing that the procedure lacked legal sanctity and violated CPC provisions. The parties had mutually agreed to use the questionnaire to save …
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The appellants, Najma Mohommad Khochikar (and co‑appellants), filed criminal appeals (Nos. 1163‑1165 of 2011) before the Bombay High Court challenging earlier orders. The respondents, Kashinath Rau Bhogam and others, were represented by the State. Both parties relied on the Supreme Court decision in …
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The appellants, Najma Mohommad Khochikar (and co‑appellants), filed criminal appeals (Nos. 1163‑1165 of 2011) before the Bombay High Court challenging earlier orders. The respondents, Kashinath Rau Bhogam and others, were represented by the State. Both parties relied on the Supreme Court decision in …
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The appellants, Najma Mohommad Khochikar (and co‑appellants), filed criminal appeals (Nos. 1163‑1165 of 2011) before the Bombay High Court challenging earlier orders. The respondents, Kashinath Rau Bhogam and others, were represented by the State. Both parties relied on the Supreme Court decision in …
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The petitioner, Sunil Suresh Hubale, was appointed as a teacher on 10 December 2024, but his proposal for approval was rejected by the Education Officer on 23 June 2025 relying on a communication from the Director of Education dated 28 May 2025. The petitioner challenged the rejection, arguing that …
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The Zilla Parishad Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed two writ petitions (904/15158/2023 and 905/16606/2023) challenging actions of the respondents. The petitioner submitted a judgment dated 31 January 2026, wherein the underlying complaints (ULP Nos. 25 and 29 of 2022) had already …
Dismissed
The Zilla Parishad Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed a writ petition against Mr. Shrikant Anil Wagh and others. During the pendency of the petition, the Member of the Industrial Court, Satara, issued a final order on 31 January 2026. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court of …
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The Zilla Parishad Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed three writ petitions (Nos. 16617, 16618 and 16624 of 2023) before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, challenging actions of various respondents. The petitioners later tendered the final judgment and order dated 31 January 2026 …
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The Zilla Parishad Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed three writ petitions (Nos. 16617, 16618 and 16624 of 2023) before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, challenging actions of various respondents. The petitioners later tendered the final judgment and order dated 31 January 2026 …
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The Zilla Parishad Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed two writ petitions (904/15158/2023 and 905/16606/2023) challenging actions of the respondents. The petitioner submitted a judgment dated 31 January 2026, wherein the underlying complaints (ULP Nos. 25 and 29 of 2022) had already …
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The Zilla Parishad Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed three writ petitions (Nos. 15134, 15140, and 16614 of 2023) challenging actions of the respondents. The petitioners submitted the final judgments and orders dated 31.01.2026 from the Industrial Court, Maharashtra, Satara, which …
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The Zilla Parishad Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed three writ petitions (Nos. 16617, 16618 and 16624 of 2023) before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, challenging actions of various respondents. The petitioners later tendered the final judgment and order dated 31 January 2026 …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
The petitioners, Sanjivani Babu Pujari and an associate, filed a writ petition challenging execution proceedings (R.D. No.19 of 2022) before the Civil Judge Senior Division, Ichalkaranji. Their counsel sought permission to withdraw the writ petition and instead approach the executing court to …
Dismissed
The petitioner, Hanmantrao Dnyanba Panhale, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, seeking relief against the respondent, Ramchandra Hashmatmal Udhani. The petition was presented without any counsel for the petitioner, as evidenced by the court's Farad Sheet …
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The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, entertained Criminal Appeal No. 1013 of 2013 filed by Samruddhi Value Marketing Ltd against Deshmukh Samruddhi Services and others. The appellant and the State counsel relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. …
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The Zilla Parishad, Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed three writ petitions (71, 72, 73) challenging actions of the respondents. The petitioners submitted the final order dated 31‑01‑2026 issued by the Industrial Court, Satara. The High Court observed that the existence of this final …
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The Zilla Parishad, Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed three writ petitions (Nos. 15160, 15161, 15162 of 2023) in the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the respondents. The petitioners sought relief, but the matter was concluded in the substantive proceedings on 31 January …
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The Zilla Parishad, Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed three writ petitions (Nos. 15160, 15161, 15162 of 2023) in the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the respondents. The petitioners sought relief, but the matter was concluded in the substantive proceedings on 31 January …
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The Zilla Parishad, Satara, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed three writ petitions (Nos. 15160, 15161, 15162 of 2023) in the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the respondents. The petitioners sought relief, but the matter was concluded in the substantive proceedings on 31 January …
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The Zilla Parishad Satara, represented by its Chief Executive Officer Uday, filed Writ Petition No. 15166 of 2023 before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, challenging actions of respondents Krishnath Jaysing Lavale and an associate. The petitioner placed on record the judgment and order of …
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The petitioners, Pandurang and others, filed a writ petition challenging a grievance against the State of Maharashtra and its education department. The petition sought relief concerning an order issued by the Zilla Parishad, Kolhapur. The respondents filed a revised order on 14 November 2025, issued …
Allowed
The petitioner, appointed as Shikshan Sevak in 2015 and later as Assistant Teacher, sought payment of salary retroactively from his original appointment dates, challenging an order that limited payment to from 16 May 2023. The Education Officer had approved the appointment on 23 November 2022, based …
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The petitioners filed a Civil Revision Application No. 677 of 2009, which had been pending for several years with an interim order favoring them. The court, after cautioning the parties, scheduled the matter for disposal on 21 September 2026, granting a final opportunity to appear. Neither the …
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Rekha Dinkar Sathe filed a criminal appeal (No. 999 of 2009) before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench, Kolhapur, seeking transfer of the pending criminal proceedings against Vilma Fernandes and another to the Sessions Court having jurisdiction. Both parties' counsel relied on the Supreme Court’s …
Allowed To be withdrawn
The appellant, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited, filed a first appeal before the National Lok Adalat Civil Appellate Jurisdiction. Subsequently, the appellant filed a pursis to withdraw the appeal through its authorized officer, which was recorded by the court. The court accepted the …
The petitioner challenged a show‑cause notice issued by the Union of India demanding GST on a lease‑transfer agreement with the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation. The petitioner relied on a recent Nagpur High Court decision (Aerocom Cushions Pvt Ltd v. Assistant Commissioner, …
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The petitioner, Dipeshri Rajaram Chavan, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the proceedings against the accused. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the accused had already been convicted by the Additional Sessions Court in Sessions Case No. 04 of 2018 on 30 October 2025. …
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The Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, entertained an application by the applicant, Mayakka Construction, to transfer pending criminal proceedings to a Sessions Court having jurisdiction, citing the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran. The court examined the …
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The applicants, Archana @ Sakhubai Ajinath Deokar and another, filed an interim application in Criminal Appeal No. 160 of 2026 against the State of Maharashtra and another. The Court granted leave to amend the application, ordered that a fresh notice be issued to Respondent No. 2 with a two‑week …
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The Bank of Maharashtra filed a writ petition challenging an interim order dated 1 April 2025 passed by the Debt Recovery Tribunal that barred the bank from dealing with a secured asset. The petition sought to set aside that order. The High Court observed that the interim application pertained to …
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The petitioner, Smt. Dwarkabai Sunil Bage, filed a writ petition challenging her termination as an Aanganwadi Sevika in Solapur district. Respondents argued that she was appointed while under 18 years of age, violating the age eligibility condition stipulated in Clause 11 of her appointment letter, …
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The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard Criminal Appeal No. 882 of 2015 filed by The Godavari Sugar Mills Ltd. The appellant and its counsel were absent. The State's counsel, Ms. Shubhangi N. Deshmukh, relied on a Supreme Court decision (Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025 …
Allowed
The applicants, Uday Dinkar Ghadage and Himmat Dinkar Ghadage, applied for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the CrPC in connection with CR No.81 of 2023, alleging offences of rape (IPC 376(2)(n), 376(2)(f)) and criminal intimidation (IPC 504). Earlier, the court had granted interim protection, …
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The appellant, Sangli District Mahila Vikas Co. Operative Credit Society, appealed against Alka Rajaram Mane and others. The learned counsel for both sides cited the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025) to argue that the matter should be before a Sessions Court …
Allowed
The applicant, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, filed an application seeking condonation of a 213‑day delay in filing its appeal. The respondents were served but did not appear, and the applicant’s averments were not contested. The court found no mala fides on the part of the applicant …
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The applicant, Fiza Nadim Mulla, filed a miscellaneous civil application (No. 287 of 2025) seeking transfer. Notice was issued to the respondent on 17 April 2026, and the matter was listed on 28 August 2026, but neither the applicant nor the applicant's counsel appeared. The court gave a final …
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The appellant, Khadya Vyankappa Shetti (through POA) and Leelavati Khadya Shetti, filed a second appeal against Smt. Rukmini Raghunath Jagdale. The appellant's counsel repeatedly sought instructions from his client but received none, rendering further prosecution of the appeal impossible. The …
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Prathmesh Yashwant Chougule filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging his inclusion on a board, alleging that his appointment was wrongful. The petition was filed against the State of Maharashtra through the Secondary School Education and Sports Department and other respondents. …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
The petitioner, Babasaheb Devappa Mulik, filed a criminal writ petition seeking relief. The petitioner’s counsel later applied for leave to withdraw the petition. The Court granted the leave to withdraw. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the case were …
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The applicants, cousin sisters-in-law of respondent no.2, sought quashing of FIR C.R. No. 69 of 2019 registered at Radhanagari Police Station, Kolhapur, for offences under Sections 498-A, 354-A, 354-B, 504 read with 34 IPC, along with the charge-sheet and Regular Criminal Case No. 77 of 2019. The …
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Petitioner Vimal Bhau Bhusare filed a writ petition challenging the allotment of a retail outlet dealership to Respondent No.3 on the ground that the caste certificate submitted by the latter was fabricated. The petitioner relied on a communication from the Tahsildar of Baitul stating that no record …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
Sangita Sanjay Rakate filed a criminal writ petition (No. 3618 of 2018) in the Bombay High Court seeking to quash a judgment dated 19‑12‑2017 passed by the Additional Sessions Court, Karad, in Criminal Revision Application No. 17/2016. After hearing, the petitioner’s counsel requested a short recess …
Allowed
The applicants, Laxman Dhondiba Mohite and others, filed a second appeal against a district court decree but did so 34 days after the prescribed period. They moved an interim application seeking condonation of the delay, explaining that they are rustic villagers and requesting indulgence. The …
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The appellant, Shri Manohar Pandurang Jadhav, and the respondents, including Shri Choudhari Freight Carriers, settled the dispute and prepared consent terms. The consent terms were verified by a learned Officer on Special Duty and signed by the parties and their counsel. The court, after receiving …
Allowed To be withdrawn
The petitioners, Dipali Ganesh Bavdhankar and others, filed a writ petition seeking relief but later requested permission to withdraw the petition and instead pursue a complaint before the Industrial Court under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices …
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The petitioner, Philip John Bhambal, filed a writ petition challenging certain actions of the Union of India. After the High Court directed the investigation to be transferred to the crime branch, the investigating agency filed a charge‑sheet. The petitioner’s counsel argued that, in view of the …
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In Criminal Appeal No. 1017 of 2018, the appellant Babanrav Madhavrav Gaikwad and his counsel were absent. The State, through counsel Nitin B. Patil, cited the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) to argue that the matter should be heard by …
Dismissed
The applicants, brother and nephew, sought anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (now Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) in connection with a cheating case (IPC 420 read with 34) alleging fraudulent transfer of an 85‑year‑old woman's …
Allowed
The petitioner, an elderly widow, sought a declaration that the acquisition proceedings for her alternate land (Gat No.2358, 76‑R) had lapsed under Section 11A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and that the award dated 1 Nov 2004 was illegal and bad in law. The respondents argued that an award had …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Khadya Vyankappa Shetti (through POA) and Leelavati Khadya Shetti, filed a second appeal against Smt. Rukmini Raghunath Jagdale. The appellant's counsel repeatedly sought instructions from his client but received none, rendering further prosecution of the appeal impossible. The …
Partly Allowed
The applicants (in‑laws of the complainant) filed an application invoking the Court's inherent jurisdiction to quash FIR No. 519 of 2021 and the charge‑sheet filed in RCC No. 317 of 2022, alleging that the FIR contained vague, omnibus accusations and no specific role for them under Sections 323, …
Allowed
The applicant, a homemaker residing in Solapur, filed a miscellaneous civil application seeking transfer of divorce proceedings initiated by her husband in the Family Court at Bandra to the Family Court at Solapur. She contended that she has no source of income, is concurrently involved in criminal …
Disposed Off
The appellant was directed by the court to bring on record the legal heirs of the deceased. No steps were taken by the appellant to comply with this direction, and no representation was made on his behalf when the matter was called. Consequently, the court held that the second appeals stood disposed …
Allowed
The applicants filed a first appeal belatedly and moved an interim application seeking condonation of the delay. Respondent No.2 (an insurance company) did not appear, while Respondent No.1 filed a reply contesting the application. The court examined the reasons for the delay and found no oblique …
Dismissed
The petitioner, Sumitra Kalappa Kase, challenged the invalidation of her caste certificate by the Divisional Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, which classified her as belonging to the Chambhar Scheduled Caste and ordered adverse action under Section 10(1)(4) of the Caste Certificate Act. The …
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Avinash Balkrishna Paranjape appealed against Mandar Ashok Chaphekar and others, but neither the appellant nor his counsel appeared before the Bombay High Court. The State, represented by Dr. A. A. Takalkar, relied on the Supreme Court judgment in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025) …
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In Criminal Appeal No.1034 of 2018, the appellant Vijaykumar Bhupal Kavathekar failed to appear before the Bombay High Court. The respondent, represented by Rahul Rote (advocated by Vijay Killedar) and Ms. Mahalakshmi Ganapathy (APP for the State), relied on the Supreme Court decision in Celestium …
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The applicant filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 27‑day delay in filing a Family Court appeal. The court heard counsel for the respondent and examined the application. Finding merit, the bench allowed the interim application, granting the condonation. The appeal (ST No. 24335 of …
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The applicant, Shri Pravin Biru Shiste, filed a criminal revision application against respondents Shri Ashok Apanna Shishte and another. Both parties entered into consent terms dated 21 August 2026, which were signed in the presence of their counsel and explained to them. The court, after verifying …
Allowed
The applicant, Manikrao Damodar Bhosale, filed an interim application seeking a stay of clause 4 of the operative part of a district court judgment dated 14 December 2022 and a status‑quo order on the suit property pending the hearing of a second appeal. The second appeal (No. 794 of 2024) had been …
Allowed
The appellant, Mahadev Ganapat Kadam, filed several interim applications in multiple second appeals seeking procedural relief. The applications sought either permission to amend prayer clauses or to delete the name of a deceased co‑appellant, Smt. Anjirabai Ganpat Kadam, whose legal heirs were …
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Anjali Sagar Kalani filed a Family Court appeal (ST No. 24334 of 2025) but delayed filing by 27 days. She sought condonation of this delay through an interim application. The Court, after hearing counsel for the respondent, was satisfied that the application merited relief. Accordingly, the interim …
Dismissed
The petitioners sought a declaration that the land acquisition proceeding concerning their land had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, and asked for the 1988 award to be set aside and a fresh …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
The applicant, Vishal Vivek Ghosalkar, filed an anticipatory bail application (No. 2372 of 2023) seeking release on bail if arrested under IPC sections 406, 420, 45, 467, 468 read with 120(b). The applicant's counsel, Mr. Shubham Gangan, later requested unconditional withdrawal of the application, a …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
The applicant, Chandrakant Raghunath Chalke, filed an anticipatory bail application (No. 2371 of 2023) seeking release on bail if arrested under IPC sections 406, 420, 465, 467, 468 read with 120(b). The applicant later, through counsel Shubham Gangan, requested unconditional withdrawal of the …
Disposed Off
The petitioners filed a contempt petition arising from Writ Petition No. 1593 of 2021, alleging non‑compliance by the Zilla Parishad with an earlier order dated 10 August 2022. The Zilla Parishad submitted a compliance affidavit stating that advance increments had been sanctioned for 92 proposals …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Ashok Yashwant Jagtap, filed a writ petition challenging a matter after having served his sentence and being released on 1 October 2024. The respondent State of Maharashtra, through its appointed counsel, submitted a report from the Superintendent of Open District Prison confirming …
Dismissed
Reliance General Insurance Co. filed an interim application seeking restoration of its appeal, which had been dismissed for non‑prosecution. The Court considered the submissions of counsel and, finding merit in the application, allowed it. Consequently, the previously dismissed appeal was restored. …
Disposed Off
The applicants filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 353‑day delay in preferring an appeal for enhancement against HDFC Ergo General Insurance. The respondents opposed, arguing that the delay was inordinate and the application lacked justification. The court noted that the …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Shoukat Babulal Tamboli, failed to appear before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, for Criminal Appeal No. 930 of 2023. The State's counsel, S. S. Choudhari, relied on the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) to …
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Sparkle Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 30‑day delay in filing a Civil Revision Application, which had been rejected under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Court examined the reasons provided for the delay and, applying the principles of …
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The applicant, Sharad Anil Bansode, sought anticipatory bail in a criminal case (CR No. 352 of 2021) alleging that the victim, now a major, had voluntarily left her home and married the applicant on 23 May 2023. The victim's statement, recorded on 27 August 2023, confirmed that she married the …
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The State of Maharashtra sought to acquire land in Sawantwadi for a multispecialty hospital, while the heirs of the deceased Lt. Colonel Shivaram Sawant contested the claim. The parties negotiated a settlement whereby the respondents would retain 5,000 square meters of the land and relinquish the …
Allowed
The applicants, Shri Vasant Dattoba Jadhav and others, filed a first appeal (ST) No. 21485 of 2021 after a delay of two years and nine days. The respondent No.1 was served but did not appear, while respondent No.2 objected to condoning the delay. The court noted that the contents of the application …
Allowed
The High Court considered an interim application filed by Sandip Vishnu Hajgulkar, convicted under IPC section 376(2)(n) and POCSO sections 4, 8 and 12 for sexual offences against a 16‑year‑old girl. The applicant sought suspension of the imprisonment sentence and release on bail pending the …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, including Smt. Ashwinee Balasaheb Dhanave-Patil, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the State's School Education Department to approve the appointment of petitioner No.1, a proposal that had been pending since 9 May 2024. The petitioners argued …
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The petitioner, Mundewadi Gajala Ajaj Ahmed, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Caste Scrutiny Committee dated 29 June 2015, which rejected her claim of belonging to the OBC category "Julaha" for admission to a pharmacy course. The committee found that the entry of "Julaha" in her …
Disposed Off
The petitioners sought a court direction compelling Respondent No.2 to decide on a proposal dated 2 February 2022 for appointing Petitioner's first petitioner as a Shikshan Sevak in the Management School. The respondents disclosed that on 27 February 2026 they had communicated certain deficiencies …
Disposed Off
The petitioners filed writ petitions in 2013 seeking a court order to restrain the Railway Protection Force from conducting departmental enquiries against them while a criminal trial under Section 3(a) of the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act was pending. The criminal case (Court Case No. …
Disposed Off
The appellants, heirs of Rajendra Dattatray Kadam, filed a second appeal against Urmilagouri Dilipsinha Mutekar. The appellants sought leave to delete respondent No.3, Pushpa Dattatray Kadam, on the ground that she had died unmarried, making respondent No.2 her legal heir. The Court granted the …
Disposed Off
The Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd. and another filed a civil revision application against Kumda Sugar and Agro Product Ltd. and another. The applicants argued that the underlying suit had been dismissed for default on 6 March 2019 and had not been restored, rendering the revision …
Disposed Off
The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard Criminal Appeal No. 1285 of 2011 where the appellant, Kolhapur Vyapari Nagari Sahakari Patasanstha, was absent. The State, through counsel, cited the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025) to argue that the …
Disposed Off
In Writ Petition No. 4764 of 2023, Sachin Shivaji Patil challenged the actions of Grampanchayat Nool and another. The applicants, Vasant Ashok Mane and others, filed an interim application seeking to intervene in the proceedings. The Court examined whether the applicants possessed a sufficient legal …
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The applicants Mahesh Appasaheb Hanchale and others filed an interim application seeking to intervene in Writ Petition No. 4769 of 2023, which was originally filed by Sanskruti Stone Crusher and M Sand. The petition concerned a dispute with Grampanchayat Nool and its Sarpanch. The court examined …
Disposed Off
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking continuation of the status‑quo order that was earlier granted by the trial court in Civil Suit No. 546/2015, where an interim injunction had been awarded. The trial court had later been unable to maintain the injunction, and the lower appellate court had …
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Vidya Ramesh Patil, a part‑time lecturer appointed before 1 Nov 2005 and later converted to full‑time, challenged an order dated 22 June 2023 by the Deputy Director of Education that denied her full service benefits and pension. The petitioner argued that the order relied on Government Resolutions …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, including Smt. Radhabai Krishnaji Daftardar and others, filed a writ petition against the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation. During proceedings, counsel informed the court that Petitioners No.1 and No.6 had died, and that Petition No.6 held the power of attorney for …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, Vijay Ganpati Kamble and another, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and others. On instructions, their counsel requested permission to withdraw the petition, opting to pursue compliance of earlier directions through the …
Allowed
Bapu Namdev Bhadvankar was convicted by a Special Judge in Gadhinglaj of offences under Section 354 of the IPC and Sections 3(1)(w)(i), 3(1)(w)(ii) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, receiving concurrent rigorous imprisonment of one year and a fine of Rs.20,000. The applicant …
Allowed To be withdrawn
The petitioners, Saidahmad Abdulgani Khalif and others, filed a criminal writ petition challenging an order of the trial court. While the petition was pending, the trial court acquitted the petitioners in RCC No. 388 of 2024 on May 2, 2025. The petitioners' counsel submitted the acquittal judgment, …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Shivangi Sagar Shinde Nee, filed Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 380 of 2024 against the respondent, Sagar Dattatray Shinde. The Court cautioned the petitioner and the advocate on record, Mr. Aniket Jadhav, that the application would be dismissed for non‑prosecution if they …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Sou. Nandiniraje Niranjan Toraskar, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Maharashtra to cancel land allotments made from his land and to declare that the acquisition of a portion of his land had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation …
Dismissed
The applicant, Ravindra Rajaram Dange, filed a civil revision seeking permission to deposit rent in the Trial Court, Satara, and any other equitable relief. The applicant's counsel, Mr. Anway Mane, reported that the applicant was unreachable and no instructions could be obtained to proceed. The …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, Smt. Anuradha Arun Korgaonkar and another, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and others. Their counsel indicated that he had no instructions in the matter and pointed out that the petitioners …
Disposed Off
Dr. Manisha Bharat Salunkhe filed a writ petition (No. 25 of 2024) and a contempt petition (No. 4 of 2024) before the Bombay High Court, seeking interim relief against the State of Maharashtra and other respondents. The applicant filed Interim Application No. 11265 of 2025 in the writ petition and …
Allowed
The appellants, Mahadao Agnu Ingole and another, filed a first appeal and a civil application against Bhimrao Gundappa Bhosle and others. During proceedings, counsel informed the court that both appellants had died, rendering the matter infructuous. The court held that the death of the appellants …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Rushikesh Govind Kulkarni, filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench, Kolhapur. Both parties, relying on the Supreme Court's decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320), argued that the matter should be heard by a …
Disposed Off
Gandhi Autolines challenged the Pandharpur Municipal Council’s road‑widening project, alleging that the council’s offer of floor‑space index (FSI) or transfer‑of‑development‑rights (TDR) in lieu of land acquisition violated the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, …
Disposed Off
The applicants filed a civil application seeking to bring the legal heirs of Appellant No.1(d) on record. The court noted a delay of 1 year and 174 days in setting aside the abatement of the suit. The court condoned the delay, set aside the abatement, and permitted the appellants to record the legal …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
The petitioner, Rupesh Chakraveer Mahindrakar, had filed a criminal writ petition which remained pending before the Bombay High Court. During the pendency, the investigating agency filed a chargesheet against the petitioner. The petitioner, through counsel, sought permission to withdraw the writ …
Dismissed
The petitioners filed two writ petitions seeking the release of legal dues, including leave encashment, dearness allowance, pay slips, TDS certificates, and salary certificates, from the respondents, a college and its officials. The respondents contended that they had already complied with the …
Disposed Off
The appellants failed to appear before the Court when the matter was called out. Notice was duly served to Appellant No.1, but the notice to Appellant No.2 was returned marked “Dead”. The appeal had already been abated with respect to Respondent No.1, and no steps were taken to bring the legal heirs …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
The appellant, Prashant Baburao Bhingardive, filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of the proceedings to a Sessions Court with appropriate jurisdiction. The appellant's counsel, citing the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC …
Disposed Off
The Kolhapur Municipal Transport, through its Transport Manager, filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Industrial Court that affected its employee respondents. The petitioner relied on a common judgment and order issued in a similar group of cases (Writ Petition No. 9177/2025) and noted …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Prithviraj Jaychand Oswal, was absent when the matter was called before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. The State’s counsel, citing the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320), argued that the criminal appeal should be …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Ramchandra Bhiva Katale, appealed against respondents Arun Laxman Kulkarni and another. The appellant's counsel, citing the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320), argued that the criminal proceedings should be before a Sessions …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, original accused No.3, filed a criminal revision challenging the trial court's rejection of their discharge application in a case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. During the hearing on 21 August 2026, the petitioner's advocate, Mr. Vinayak Patil, was absent due to a …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Naufal Shalim, on behalf of M/s Freelance Fish Meal and Oil Pvt Ltd, sought the High Court's prior permission to lay a 583.46‑metre outfall pipeline within the 50‑metre mangrove buffer zone for discharging treated wastewater into the sea. The company had already obtained consent from …
Disposed Off
The applicant, Nihal Ashok Raste, filed an anticipatory bail application in connection with CR No. 278 of 2022, which alleged offences under Sections 406, 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code relating to alleged fraud by his father. The investigating police had completed the investigation, filed a …
Allowed To be withdrawn
The petitioner, Appasaheb Prataprao Kutwal, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench. Subsequently, the petitioner, through counsel, submitted a written instruction seeking to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request and noted that a petition may be …
Disposed Off
The applicant, Lingraj alias Ningraj Suryakant Alure, was charged with murder, attempted murder, and offences of intimidation and criminal intimidation for killing his mother after a quarrel over money. An eye‑witness, the applicant's brother, testified that the applicant threatened and subsequently …
Disposed Off
The headmaster of Susanskar High School complained that two former employees forged the school’s letterhead, rubber stamp, and his signature to gain an advantage in a school tribunal proceeding. A criminal case was filed and the Chief Judicial Magistrate, after a Section 202 inquiry, issued process …
Disposed Off
An application for leave to appeal was filed by Anandrao Sarjerao Thombare against Prakash Digambar Lanjekar and another respondent. During the proceedings, the second respondent passed away. The applicant's counsel argued that the application should proceed, while the respondent's counsel noted the …
Disposed Off
The applicant, Anandrao Sarjerao Thombare, filed an application for leave to appeal in a criminal matter before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. The respondents were Prakash Digambar Lanjekar and another party. During the proceedings, it was brought to the court's notice that Respondent No.2 …
Disposed Off
The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard three criminal appeals filed by M/s. Jain Steel against Menon Metaliks Pvt. Ltd. and others. Neither the appellant nor its counsel appeared. The respondent's counsel, citing the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. …
Disposed Off
The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard three criminal appeals filed by M/s. Jain Steel against Menon Metaliks Pvt. Ltd. and others. Neither the appellant nor its counsel appeared. The respondent's counsel, citing the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. …
Disposed Off
The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard three criminal appeals filed by M/s. Jain Steel against Menon Metaliks Pvt. Ltd. and others. Neither the appellant nor its counsel appeared. The respondent's counsel, citing the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. …
Dismissed
The petitioners filed two writ petitions seeking the release of legal dues, including leave encashment, dearness allowance, pay slips, TDS certificates, and salary certificates, from the respondents, a college and its officials. The respondents contended that they had already complied with the …
Allowed
The applicants, Amar Anant Pathare and others, filed an interim application seeking condonation of delay and restoration of their civil writ petition which had been dismissed for failure to remove office objections. The High Court examined whether the delay in seeking condonation could be excused …
Disposed Off
The petitioners filed a criminal writ petition in 2023 challenging an order dated 11 October 2019 that issued process against them. The Court repeatedly listed the matter to give the petitioners and their counsel opportunities to appear, including a listing on 7 September 2026 under the caption “For …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, Bhoomi Bhaganna Koli and Bhaganna Jagadev Koli, claimed Scheduled Tribe status as "Koli Mahadev" and possessed caste certificates that were examined by the State's Caste Scrutiny Committee, which subsequently invalidated their claims on the basis of alleged interpolation in their …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
The petitioner, Shantanu Shrigajanan Kolhapure, filed a criminal writ petition seeking leave to withdraw the petition and to file a discharge application before the Sessions Court. The learned counsel for the petitioner requested this relief. The Court, after considering the application, granted …
Dismissed
The applicant, Navanath Vitthal Atakar, sought condonation of a 387‑day delay in filing a second appeal against a district court order that had itself rejected a six‑year delay in filing a regular civil appeal. The applicant argued that his serious illness (hypertension and chest pain) caused the …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Atul Hiralal Vora, filed a Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) challenging an order dated 26 August 2011 that granted the sixth respondent six weeks to produce a certificate issued by the Commissioner under the third proviso of Section 30(1) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923. The order …
Allowed
During the pendency of Writ Petition No. 11417 of 2022, the petitioner, Mr. Prakash V. Zende, died, leaving his legal heirs as applicants. The applicants filed an interim application seeking permission to amend the cause title of the writ petition to reflect the change in parties. The Court examined …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Vasantdada Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd, challenged an Industrial Court order directing it and the operator of its sugar factory to produce wage, bonus, leave encashment registers dating back to 2003 and the 2017 Tripartite Agreement. The petitioner argued that statutory …
Allowed
The State of Maharashtra filed an application for leave to appeal, but delayed filing it by 71 days. The State sought condonation of this delay. The respondents opposed the condonation. The Court, after hearing both sides, allowed the application for condonation of delay as per the prayer clause. …
Disposed Off
The State of Maharashtra filed an application for leave to appeal against the acquittal of Rajesh Devaji Malekar and another. The appeal was filed 21 days beyond the prescribed period, prompting the State to seek condonation of delay. Respondent No.1, the acquitted accused, was duly served but did …
Disposed Off
The applicant, Sidhesh Sanjay Patil, sought anticipatory bail in connection with a case (C.R. No. 501 of 2023) alleging assault with an iron rod, causing a fracture, under sections 326, 323, 504, 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The initial FIR was lodged more than three months after the …
Allowed
The applicant, Prakash Vasudev Patkar, filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 71‑day delay in filing a second appeal. He claimed ignorance of the filing procedure and difficulty in engaging counsel before the High Court. The respondents opposed, arguing the applicant was aware of the …
Allowed
The petitioners, who are the original defendants in a suit for specific performance of an oral contract, challenged a trial court order that permitted the respondent to amend the plaint by adding paragraphs 4A and 4B based on written correspondence. The amendment was sought after the parties had …
Disposed Off
The Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, entertained a correction application filed by the respondents to amend inadvertent typographical errors in its earlier judgment dated 6 February 2026. The errors involved an incorrect reference to a revenue survey number and a misidentification of …
Disposed Off
The Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, entertained a correction application filed by the respondents to amend inadvertent typographical errors in its earlier judgment dated 6 February 2026. The errors involved an incorrect reference to a revenue survey number and a misidentification of …
Disposed Off
In Second Appeal No. 230 of 2021, the appellants Purshottam S/o Madhukar Kshirsagar and another filed an appeal against the respondent Nagendra S/o Murlidhar Kshirsagar. Both parties appeared before the Court, with the appellants' counsel appearing via video conferencing. The parties informed the …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
The applicant, Piyush Pandurang Pawar, filed an application for leave to appeal before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, against Megha Pradip Agrawal and another. The applicant's counsel sought permission to withdraw the application in light of the Supreme Court judgment in Celestium …
Disposed Off
Ultra Tech Cement Ltd filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, seeking relief against Lokmanya Mazdoor Sangha and others. The petitioner submitted the judgment of the Industrial Court, Solapur (Reference (IT) No. 1 of 2013, dated 31‑08‑2019) as an exhibit. The …
Disposed Off
The applicants, relatives of a deceased, filed anticipatory bail applications (Nos. 2568 and 2578 of 2023) for alleged offences under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The complaint was lodged two years after the alleged incident, and the investigating officer had already completed the …
Disposed Off
The State of Maharashtra filed an application seeking condonation of a 73‑day delay in filing its leave‑to‑appeal petition. The respondents, Mahesh alias Vijay Kallapa Sawant and another, were served but did not appear before the court. The State, through Addl. Public Prosecutor Mrs. Mahalaxmi …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Rajaram Mahadeo Patil, was appointed on a part‑time basis in two different colleges of the same educational institution in 1993 and 1995. He sought to be treated as a full‑time teacher under Government Resolutions dated 5 January 1982 and 12 August 1996, claiming salary, allowance …
Disposed Off
The applicants, relatives of a deceased, filed anticipatory bail applications (Nos. 2568 and 2578 of 2023) for alleged offences under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The complaint was lodged two years after the alleged incident, and the investigating officer had already completed the …
Allowed To be withdrawn
The petitioner, Reshma Vinod Varne, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, challenging actions of the CEO of Nagarparishad, Ashta. The petitioner, through counsel, later sought the court's permission to withdraw the petition. The respondents, represented by …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Balu Akaram Varne, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur. On instructions, the petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition. The Court granted the request and disposed of the petition as withdrawn. No substantive issues were …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Laxmi Bapu Kharat, a 70‑year‑old woman, claimed to be the second legally wedded wife of the deceased employee Bapu Bandu Kharat and sought direction for the State of Maharashtra and Mumbai Port Trust to grant her family pension and arrears. She produced a divorce decree of the first …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, a cooperative society, sought a direction for the State Co-operative Election Authority to declare the election programme after the Administrator deposited the statutory amount. The court noted that the Administrator had been in office for nearly ten years, creating urgency for a …
Disposed Off
The applicant, Namdev Dhondiram Yadav (deceased) represented by his son Arun Namdev Yadav, filed two interim applications (IA/14/2024 and IA/16/2024) seeking to bring on record the legal heirs of the deceased respondents Vidyadhar Shankarrao Sarnaik and Ratnakar Shankarrao Sarnaik. The applications …
Disposed Off
The petitioners alleged contempt on the ground that paragraph 3 of the Court's order dated 29 August 2024, which stated that "none of the parties would claim any disbursement" pending settlement, amounted to an interim injunction restraining the private respondents from claiming compensation. The …
Allowed
The applicants, Kakaso Gopal Tate and others, filed a criminal application before the Bombay High Court. After the charge-sheet was filed, they sought leave to withdraw the application, requesting liberty to file a fresh one. The learned counsel for the applicants, Mr. Vishal Vilas Chavan on behalf …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Jankalyan Nagari Sahakari Patsanstha Maryadit, filed a writ petition seeking directions to implement a recovery certificate and to have a civil court decide an application under Order VII, Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra and …
Disposed Off
Three retired employees of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran challenged deductions of ₹2,00,000, ₹4,71,239 and ₹1,35,788 respectively from their retirement benefits, which the authority justified on the ground of an incorrect pay scale granted during their service. The petitioners, classified as …
Disposed Off
Dr. Manisha Bharat Salunkhe filed a writ petition (No. 25 of 2024) and a contempt petition (No. 4 of 2024) before the Bombay High Court, seeking interim relief against the State of Maharashtra and other respondents. The applicant filed Interim Application No. 11265 of 2025 in the writ petition and …
Disposed Off
The applicant, Elegant Offset Printers Pvt. Ltd., filed a leave application to appeal an acquittal under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in M/s. Celestium Financial v. Ganasekaran (2025), the applicant sought transfer of the appeal to the …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, former Class III/IV employees of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, retired in 2022 and were deducted sums from their gratuity on the ground that an incorrect pay‑scale had been granted during their service. They challenged the deductions through writ petitions, arguing that recovery …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Bhimrao Bhau Mote, filed a criminal appeal against the respondents, Gajanan Balu More and another. The appellant's counsel argued that the order dated 09-10-2025 in Application for Leave to Appeal PBT No. 153 of 2022 left nothing for the appeal to address, and therefore the appeal …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, former Class‑III/IV employees of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, retired in 2022 and were denied portions of their gratuity on the ground that an incorrect pay‑scale had been granted during their service. The Pradhikaran deducted Rs 2,00,000, Rs 4,71,239 and Rs 1,35,788 respectively …
Allowed
The petitioners, a group of land owners, sought a direction for the State of Maharashtra and the Collector of Solapur to pay compensation determined by awards under Section 28A(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, following a re‑determination of compensation based on an earlier enhanced award (LAR …
Disposed off as Withdrawn
The petitioner, Kum. Alwina Bashir Shaikh, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench. During the proceedings, the petitioner’s counsel sought the Court’s permission to withdraw the petition. The Court considered the request and granted permission for withdrawal. …
Disposed Off
The applicant, Maruti Rajaram Mohite, filed an appeal against his conviction before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur. The appeal was filed 7 days later than the statutory period permitted for filing. An interim application was made seeking condonation of this delay. The court …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, a SEBC candidate, secured admission to an MBBS programme after a re‑evaluation raised his HSC marks to the required threshold. The college issued show‑cause notices alleging that the petitioner had misrepresented his marks and subsequently refused to issue a clean mark‑sheet, noting …
Allowed
Shivappa Bhimasha Koli, a former Talathi, was implicated in a fraud involving the conversion of trust land into private plots, alleged under IPC sections 420, 406 and 471. He filed an anticipatory bail application, claiming he merely processed a mutation entry based on the trust's application and …
Dismissed
The petitioners challenged a trial court order that allowed the respondent-plaintiff to produce previously withheld documents and file an additional affidavit in a partition suit filed in 2008. The petitioners argued that the amendment was impermissible and would prejudice them, while the …
Allowed
A group of petitioners sought a direction for the State of Maharashtra and its officials to pay compensation determined by awards under Section 28A(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, following a re‑determination of compensation based on an earlier enhanced award (LAR No. 23 of 2003). The petitioners …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Suvarna Vishwas Kumbhar, challenged the Education Officer's order dated 22 July 2025 that rejected his individual approval proposal, alleging that the order was passed without granting him a hearing. The petitioner argued that, if given an opportunity, he and the school management …
Allowed
The petitioners, a group of land owners, sought a court order directing the State of Maharashtra and the Collector of Solapur to pay compensation determined by awards under Section 28A(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, which had been re‑determined following an enhanced award in LAR No. 23 of 2003. The …
Disposed Off
The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition in 2018 seeking the court to take cognizance of an incident for which an FIR had already been registered, requesting the registration of a counter FIR. The petition was never listed or circulated before the court for a period of eight years. The court …
Disposed Off
The appellant filed Civil Application No. 14 of 2018 to record the legal heirs of a deceased appellant, and the court found the application to be within the prescribed time and allowed it. Similarly, Civil Application No. 13 of 2017 was filed to record the legal heirs of a deceased respondent, and …
Disposed Off
Chetan Dattatray Khandekar and Pravin Dattatray Khandekar applied for anticipatory bail before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. The Court, after hearing arguments, was not inclined to grant the bail. The applicants, through their counsel, sought permission to withdraw the application. The …
Disposed Off
The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard Criminal Appeal No. 1150 of 2018 filed by Jotirling Finance and Investment Ltd. against Vidya Dilip Chavan and another. Neither the appellant nor its counsel appeared. The respondent‑State, through Dr. A. A. Takalkar, relied on the Supreme …
Allowed
The Regional Controller of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 133‑day delay in filing a petition to restore a first appeal to its original position. The court examined whether such a delay could be justified under the principles of …
Dismissed
The petitioners, legal heirs of the deceased Mahadev Ramchandra Jankar, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution and Section 482 of the CrPC challenging a Judicial Magistrate’s order that rejected their application to refer a disputed cheque to a handwriting expert. The …
Disposed Off
The petitioners challenged a direction in Clause 2 of an order dated 6 August 2024, alleging it conflicted with the reasoning of that order, while respondents 3 to 6 claimed a typographical error in Clause 1 of the same order. The High Court examined the contentions and found that the dispute …
Dismissed
The applicant, Shivaji Jaywant Sawant, filed a criminal application seeking quash of FIR No.196 of 2022. The matter had been listed only once since 2022 and no interim relief was granted. On the date of hearing, the applicant failed to appear before the court. The bench, presided by Justice Sandesh …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Smt. Manisha Ishwara Patil, challenged the rejection of her proposal by the Deputy Director of Education, arguing that she was not given a chance to address the eight deficiencies cited in the order dated 22 June 2023. The court examined whether the rejection violated the principles …
Allowed
Shobha Tanaji Khule applied for anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No. 526 of 2025 alleging falsification of relatives' death and fictitious property ownership. The trial court granted bail on a bond of Rs.50,000 with a direction to appear before the investigating officer as required. The …
Allowed
The petitioners, Smt. Tejaswini Prashant Gaidole and others, challenged a 2014 judgment of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal that had not recognized their promotion from Staff Nurse to Sister Tutor in May‑June 2007. They sought a declaration that the promotion was regular and that they be …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Rahul Baburam Prajapati, filed a writ petition and later, through his counsel, sought leave to withdraw the petition. The Court, after hearing the application, granted permission to withdraw. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the …
Dismissed
The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition in 2019 seeking relief against the respondents. The matter was listed before the Circuit Bench at Kolhapur. The petitioner failed to appear despite the court’s summons. No arguments or evidence were presented on behalf of the petitioner. The court, …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Shirish Shripatrao Mohite, filed a criminal appeal (No. 1305 of 2006) that had been pending before the Bombay High Court since 2006. The appellant's counsel argued that, following the Supreme Court's decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320), the …
Dismissed
The appellant, Shashikant Sitaram Kamble, appealed to the Bombay High Court seeking cancellation of an anticipatory bail order granted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli. The appellant argued that no crime had been registered and the dispute between the parties had been settled, rendering the …
Disposed Off
The State of Maharashtra filed an application seeking condonation of a 60‑day delay in filing its leave‑to‑appeal petition. The respondent, Aysin Anton D Souza, was duly served but did not appear. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Mrs. Mahalaxmi Ganapathy, argued for condonation. The Court, …
Dismissed
The petitioner, Dhopeshwar Co‑op Society (Fishery), challenged a common order dated 19‑Oct‑2018 by the Commissioner of Fisheries which confirmed the cancellation of its registration and initiated action under Section 21A of the Maharashtra Co‑operative Societies Act, 1960. The court examined whether …
Allowed To be withdrawn
Jay Bharat Shikshan Sanstha filed a writ petition against the Administrative Officer, Prathamik Shikshan Sanstha, Kolhapur and others. The petitioner sought relief, but later submitted a structural stability report dated 7 August 2025 from Walchand College of Engineering and requested to withdraw …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, Ganesh Navnath Waychal and others, filed a criminal writ petition challenging a crime registered at Shirgonda Police Station against the same company for the same offences. The petitioners, through counsel, sought permission to withdraw the petition and instead approach the police …
Dismissed
A writ petition (No. 11526 of 2025) was filed in the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench by Sulochana Dashrath Anuse and others seeking relief against Rakhmabai Anna Anuse and others. The petitioners raised a question of maintainability of the writ. The Court, after hearing, expressed …
Disposed Off
The applicant, owner of a truck, was found transporting wooden logs exceeding the permitted quantity, bearing a forest department seal, and was charged under several provisions of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and Maharashtra Forest Rules, 2014. He applied for anticipatory bail, arguing that his role …
Disposed Off
Petitioner Uday Jagtap was appointed as a peon in a minority‑run school in August 2017. The school sought approval of the appointment from the Education Officer, who rejected it on 24 June 2022, relying on a Government Resolution dated 11 December 2020 that declared the post of non‑teaching staff …
Disposed Off
The petitioner, Shantanu Lalaso Yadav, filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Sub Divisional Officer, Ichalkaranji, relating to the restoration of a 32M Certificate. Both parties appeared before the court, with the petitioner represented by Mr. Ishaan Kapse, Mr. V. A. Jamdar, and Mr. …
Disposed Off
Nandkumar Infrastructure LLP filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner, through counsel, sought to withdraw the writ petition and requested liberty to institute a civil suit for appropriate reliefs. The Court considered the …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Anandi Annasaheb Shinde, failed to appear before the Bombay High Court in criminal appeals No. 821/2014 and 820/2014. The State, through counsel Ms. Shubhangi N. Deshmukh, cited the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025) to argue that the matters …
Disposed Off
The appellant, Anandi Annasaheb Shinde, failed to appear before the Bombay High Court in criminal appeals No. 821/2014 and 820/2014. The State, through counsel Ms. Shubhangi N. Deshmukh, cited the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025) to argue that the matters …
Dismissed
The petitioners, owners of a government‑allotted plot, claimed that they had let a half‑portion of the land to the respondents on a 999‑year lease deed (unregistered) and that the respondents illegally began construction, prompting a suit for a temporary injunction. The trial court rejected the …
Disposed Off
The petitioners, Hindalco Industries Ltd. and a shareholder, challenged a 27‑March‑2019 communication by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change that closed their application for extending forest clearance for the Kasarsada mining lease. They contended that the original mining lease …
Allowed To be withdrawn
Nandkumar Infrastructure LLP filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner, through counsel, sought to withdraw the writ petition and requested liberty to institute a civil suit for appropriate reliefs. The Court …